The 45-year-old was shot by police in the Brussels suburb of Skarbek, inside a cafe – The weapon with which he killed two people was found near him
Dead by police fire the perpetrator of the terrorist attack in Brussels was killed.
The 45-year-old was shot in the Brussels suburb of Skarbek, inside a cafe. The weapon with which he killed two fans of the Swedish national team was found with him.
Live | Dader aanslag neergeschoten bij Schaarbeeks café https://t.co/Hrwjhj8vVZ
— Fred (@FredVoorb) October 17, 2023
The Tunisian extremist killed the two Swedes and escaped.
Hours after a manhunt began in the Belgian capital, Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden announced on VRT television: “We have good news that we found the person.” He confirmed that the weapon believed to have been used in the killings had been found.
Federal prosecutors were more circumspect, telling The Associated Press: “There are strong indications, but not certainties” that the man was the shooter.
Earlier in the morning, a search was carried out at his residence.
#BREAKING #Brussels terrorist reportedly shot down in a café in Schaarbeek.#Brussels #Brussels #Belgium #Belgique #Belswe #Terrorism #Attack #Assassination pic.twitter.com/OgOlHdyKep
— Vinay Upadhyay (@vinay_sir_ji) October 17, 2023
#BREAKING #Brussels terrorist reportedly shot down in a café in Schaarbeek.#Brussels #Brussels #Belgium #Belgique #Belswe #Terrorism #Attack #Assassination pic.twitter.com/pYYDqhfFH0
— Vinay Upadhyay (@vinay_sir_ji) October 17, 2023
Verdachte dodelijke anaslag Brussel zou zijn neergeschoten in Schaarbeek, identificatie moet dat nog keistenhttps://t.co/S96hu8oJXo #vrtnws
— VRT NWS (@vrtnws) October 17, 2023
The perpetrator of the deadly shootings in Brussels, a 45-year-old Tunisian who sought asylum in Belgium in November 2019, as announced by Minister of Justice Vincent van Quickenborn at a press conference. “This person was known to the police for suspicious activity, human trafficking and illegal residence.” The man was reportedly convicted in Tunisia of common criminal law offenses and not of terrorism, as previously reported by various Belgian media.
Voici ce que déclare dans une vidéo le probable terrorist de #Brussels :
« Salutation islamique Allah Akbar.
Je m’appelle Abdesalem Al Guilani et je suis un combattant d’Allah. Je suis de l’Etat islamique. On aime qui nous aime et on hate qui nous hate.
We live for our… pic.twitter.com/hmjSq7HWBr— Jean MESSIHA (@JeanMessiha) October 16, 2023
Interior Minister Anneliese Verlinden spoke of “horrific events” at the press conference. The minister emphasized that the security services are doing everything they can to identify the perpetrator. “We are united against terrorism and we will always be stronger,” Verlinden said.
The 45-year-old radicalized Tunisian is in Belgium illegally
According to RTBF, Abdesalem L., a man of Tunisian origin, was staying illegally in Belgium.
In Bruxelles, two deaths après des coups de feu https://t.co/rVqgwLw20a
— Le Monde (@lemondefr) October 16, 2023
In a video in which the man, with a thick Tunisian accent, claimed responsibility for the attack, he said he was a member of Islamic State. In Arabic he says he killed three Swedes. His home in Serbeek was under search all night.
His action was not directly related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, although he mentioned the Islamophobic killing of a little boy in the United States on the Facebook account where he posted the video. The suspect reportedly acted alone.
Source :Skai
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